I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Eureka Genomics in Aug 2012
Interview
I responded to a job posting I found online. I received a phone call from the CFO about 2 days later and we has a short conversaton describing the position. At the end of the conversation, I was invited to come in for an interview.
For the first interview I met with one of the sequencing technicians to determine my scientific skills, a scientist at the company and the CFO of the company. Aside from the quiz to access my scientific skills, these interviews were relatively informal, and conversational.
For the second interview, I met with the CFO and the CSO of the company. This interview was more formal with standard canned interview questions, e.g. tell me about yourself, where do I see myself in 5 years, what are your strengths and weaknesses, what is the biggest mistake you have made, etc. I was told I would receive a call in a few days.
At this point, things got frustrating. I followed up and was told twice that they were putting an offer together for me, but it never came. I think that their funding fell through and they decided not to hire anyone, but they strung me along for several weeks, and ultimately did not hire anyone to my knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What sequencing service would you recommend if a customer wanted to determine the microbial content of a sample?